Reading with our 5th grade buddies!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
October 26-30
Happy Halloween!
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween! Students wear your costumes on Friday for our Halloween parade! Parents you are more than welcome to come watch; our parade will be Friday morning.
This week is also Red Ribbon Week. Students will be writing about what they will do instead of doing drugs. They will also be making a pledge to not do drugs.
On Thursday night, October 29th, is our Math Night. Come have dinner and learn fun math games to play with your family.
I attached the Media Release Form to the homework last Friday. I figured that would be a better place for you to see it. Please turn those into me this week.
Science: Rocks
Language Arts: -ed endings
Reading: Students are creating non-fiction posters from books in their reading group.
Math: Our math camp on Geometry starts this week.
This week's math focus:
- Connect words and numerals for multiples of 100.
- Count by hundreds.
- Add multiples of 100.
- Identify a number as hundreds, tens, and ones.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween! Students wear your costumes on Friday for our Halloween parade! Parents you are more than welcome to come watch; our parade will be Friday morning.
This week is also Red Ribbon Week. Students will be writing about what they will do instead of doing drugs. They will also be making a pledge to not do drugs.
On Thursday night, October 29th, is our Math Night. Come have dinner and learn fun math games to play with your family.
I attached the Media Release Form to the homework last Friday. I figured that would be a better place for you to see it. Please turn those into me this week.
Science: Rocks
Language Arts: -ed endings
Reading: Students are creating non-fiction posters from books in their reading group.
Math: Our math camp on Geometry starts this week.
This week's math focus:
- Connect words and numerals for multiples of 100.
- Count by hundreds.
- Add multiples of 100.
- Identify a number as hundreds, tens, and ones.
Monday, October 19, 2009
October 19-23
Parents I will be sending home a Media Release Form on Tuesday. This gives me permission from you to include student pictures from activities we have done to put on the class blog. I did this last year and the parents loved it. I even had grandparents checking the class blog each week to see pictures! Sometimes I will include first names but never last names with student photos. Please sign and return this form by Friday. I already have pictures to include for next week's post!
Language Arts: Contractions and Abbreviations
Science: Rocks
Writing: Descriptive Paragraph
Math: We finished our unit on Measurement and Geometry. I was surprised by how well the students understood Geometry! We will be starting Minute Math. This is to help challenge students to get math facts quick.
This week's math focus:
- Develop understanding of the position of whole numbers (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands).
- Represent a number as different combinations of tens and ones.
- Trade 1 ten for 10 ones.
- Trade 10 ones for 1 ten.
Language Arts: Contractions and Abbreviations
Science: Rocks
Writing: Descriptive Paragraph
Math: We finished our unit on Measurement and Geometry. I was surprised by how well the students understood Geometry! We will be starting Minute Math. This is to help challenge students to get math facts quick.
This week's math focus:
- Develop understanding of the position of whole numbers (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands).
- Represent a number as different combinations of tens and ones.
- Trade 1 ten for 10 ones.
- Trade 10 ones for 1 ten.
Monday, October 12, 2009
October 12-16
Happy Columbus Day! We are going to have a great short week this week. Just a reminder- there is no school on Friday, October 16th and Monday, October 19th, so enjoy your four day weekend for fall break. This week we have two SUU students coming to observe our class, so I will be using them for extra one on one help for the students! On Wednesday, Ballet West is coming to our school and will be performing Sleeping Beauty. We don't get this often so it will be a nice treat for students to watch other forms of art! Gracie is our Big Kahuna this week! Her birthday was October 4th- Happy Birthday Gracie!
Language Arts: We will be reviewing Homophones and learning more about Contractions.
Writing: Descriptive paragraph
Math: Our Math Camp on graphing will be ending this week. The students have done very well in this area.
This week's math focus:
- Recognize and name 3-D shapes.
- Recognize and name 2-D faces of 3-D shapes.
- Recognize and name faces, edges, and vertices of 3-D shapes.
- Review and test.
Language Arts: We will be reviewing Homophones and learning more about Contractions.
Writing: Descriptive paragraph
Math: Our Math Camp on graphing will be ending this week. The students have done very well in this area.
This week's math focus:
- Recognize and name 3-D shapes.
- Recognize and name 2-D faces of 3-D shapes.
- Recognize and name faces, edges, and vertices of 3-D shapes.
- Review and test.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
October 5-9
It's October already! I hope you're enjoying the nice fall weather like I am. This week the Huntsman World Senior Games are starting. Every year they have a big Opening Ceremonies for the athletes at the Hansen Stadium. I am inviting you guys to come to the Opening Ceremonies Tuesday night, October 6th, at 7:00. I teach dance at Diamond Talent and will be performing; a couple of students from Coral Cliffs will also be performing. This is such an amazing experience! This year there will be 49,000 athletes from 60 different countries. Feel free to come, bring blankets or chairs because you get to sit right on the field and watch the show! Their will be a sky diver, singing, dancing, and fireworks!!
Thursday, October 8th- Turn in your Spelling Fundraiser envelope to class so we can take our spelling test on Friday, October 9th which we will take right on the envelope. On Friday I will correct these 10 words and send envelopes home. Then students will collect money for words spelled correctly. Checks can be made to Coral Cliffs Elementary PTA. Students will return envelopes and money by October 16th. Everyone who returns the envelope will win a prize. 100% of all money raised will go directly to Coral Cliffs! The students are really excited about this, so if you have any questions please call Becky VanLehn at #435-862-5931.
Friday, October 9th, will be Picture Retakes.
Writing: We will be learning what a paragraph needs. We will also begin Descriptive writing.
Art: Students will create a fall picture using tear art.
Language Arts: Homophones
Science: Nutrition
Thursday, October 8th- Turn in your Spelling Fundraiser envelope to class so we can take our spelling test on Friday, October 9th which we will take right on the envelope. On Friday I will correct these 10 words and send envelopes home. Then students will collect money for words spelled correctly. Checks can be made to Coral Cliffs Elementary PTA. Students will return envelopes and money by October 16th. Everyone who returns the envelope will win a prize. 100% of all money raised will go directly to Coral Cliffs! The students are really excited about this, so if you have any questions please call Becky VanLehn at #435-862-5931.
Friday, October 9th, will be Picture Retakes.
Writing: We will be learning what a paragraph needs. We will also begin Descriptive writing.
Art: Students will create a fall picture using tear art.
Language Arts: Homophones
Science: Nutrition
Monday, September 28, 2009
September 28- October 2
Last week we had a surprise visit from Frank Cole who is the author of Hashbrown Winters. This was great for the students to talk with him and realize that they too could also be an author.
On Friday, Fundraiser packets were sent home. Please read the attached yellow note on the envelope. There are 10 spelling words that the students will get pledges for. We picked easy words because for every word they spell right our school gets money! The money the students earn pay for playground equipment, field trips, and many other student activities. Turn in the white envelopes to class by Thursday, October 8th so we can take our spelling test on Friday, October 9th which will be right on the envelope. On Friday the 9th, I will correct these 10 words and send envelopes home. Then students will collect money for words spelled correctly. Checks can be made to Coral Cliffs Elementary PTA. Students will return envelopes and money by October 16th. Everyone who returns the envelope will win a prize. 100% of all money raised will go directly to Coral Cliffs! The students are really excited about this, so if you have any questions please call Becky VanLehn at #435-862-5931.
Take Home Library has started! Parents please initial the slip of paper after your student reads their book and return back to school the next day! Be sure to record your reading minutes on your Reading Calendar for September. Students turn your reading calendar in on Thursday with at least 400 minutes and parent signature and you will be given a prize!
Language Arts: Reviewing Compound Words and learning Adjectives.
Phonics: We will be learning consonant blends- br, tr, fr, dr, pr, cr, and gr.
Writing: Students will learn how to include more details in their writing.
Science: Nutrition and Health
Math: In class we are learning Measurement and Geometry. Our math camp focus is patterns, number patterns, and growing patterns.
This week's math focus:
- Make connections among units of length.
- Use tools to measure length.
- Solve problems that involve length.
- Compare lengths.
- Measure with multiple copies of standard units of the same size, placed end to end.
On Friday, Fundraiser packets were sent home. Please read the attached yellow note on the envelope. There are 10 spelling words that the students will get pledges for. We picked easy words because for every word they spell right our school gets money! The money the students earn pay for playground equipment, field trips, and many other student activities. Turn in the white envelopes to class by Thursday, October 8th so we can take our spelling test on Friday, October 9th which will be right on the envelope. On Friday the 9th, I will correct these 10 words and send envelopes home. Then students will collect money for words spelled correctly. Checks can be made to Coral Cliffs Elementary PTA. Students will return envelopes and money by October 16th. Everyone who returns the envelope will win a prize. 100% of all money raised will go directly to Coral Cliffs! The students are really excited about this, so if you have any questions please call Becky VanLehn at #435-862-5931.
Take Home Library has started! Parents please initial the slip of paper after your student reads their book and return back to school the next day! Be sure to record your reading minutes on your Reading Calendar for September. Students turn your reading calendar in on Thursday with at least 400 minutes and parent signature and you will be given a prize!
Language Arts: Reviewing Compound Words and learning Adjectives.
Phonics: We will be learning consonant blends- br, tr, fr, dr, pr, cr, and gr.
Writing: Students will learn how to include more details in their writing.
Science: Nutrition and Health
Math: In class we are learning Measurement and Geometry. Our math camp focus is patterns, number patterns, and growing patterns.
This week's math focus:
- Make connections among units of length.
- Use tools to measure length.
- Solve problems that involve length.
- Compare lengths.
- Measure with multiple copies of standard units of the same size, placed end to end.
Monday, September 21, 2009
September 21-25
Spelling went very well last week! I know a few of you are still confused with the spelling sorts. Please read the green papers I have sent home; these include step by step directions for each sort. Parents- feel free to keep asking questions; I promise it will get easier!
I hope everybody was able to enjoy the rodeo last weekend! On Thursday we had an exciting assembly with the Rodeo Queens and the clowns! Also, Reflection packets were sent home last week. If any students are interested in participating, turn in your entry form and media release form to either me or the office. The projects are due October 23rd.
I'm hoping Take-Home Library gets started today, Monday! Look for books coming home this week!
Reading: Last week we starting Guided Reading groups. During centers, it is my time to pull back kids in small groups based on their reading level. The students have been doing great and they're motivated to work hard with their reading.
Math: We will be finishing up Topic 2 and taking the test this week. We are starting Math Camp this week on Patterns.
This week's math focus:
- Create number stories with a given answer and complete the related number facts.
- Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction.
- Interpret, analyze, and represent data in a graph.
- Recognize length, capacity, and weight.
- Measure length with nonstandard units.
I hope everybody was able to enjoy the rodeo last weekend! On Thursday we had an exciting assembly with the Rodeo Queens and the clowns! Also, Reflection packets were sent home last week. If any students are interested in participating, turn in your entry form and media release form to either me or the office. The projects are due October 23rd.
I'm hoping Take-Home Library gets started today, Monday! Look for books coming home this week!
Reading: Last week we starting Guided Reading groups. During centers, it is my time to pull back kids in small groups based on their reading level. The students have been doing great and they're motivated to work hard with their reading.
Math: We will be finishing up Topic 2 and taking the test this week. We are starting Math Camp this week on Patterns.
This week's math focus:
- Create number stories with a given answer and complete the related number facts.
- Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction.
- Interpret, analyze, and represent data in a graph.
- Recognize length, capacity, and weight.
- Measure length with nonstandard units.
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